{"id":51852,"date":"2025-05-12T12:24:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T11:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=51852"},"modified":"2025-05-12T12:24:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T11:24:32","slug":"nikola-jokic-takes-responsibility-for-nuggets-game-4-loss-makes-honest-admission-about-performance-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nikola-jokic-takes-responsibility-for-nuggets-game-4-loss-makes-honest-admission-about-performance-slump\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikola Jokic Takes Responsibility For Nuggets\u2019 Game 4 Loss, Makes Honest Admission About Performance Slump\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Star center Nikola Jokic took responsibility for the Denver Nuggets&rsquo; 92-87 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 of their Western Conference Semifinals. Following the defeat, <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba-playoffs-nuggets-vs-thunder-historic-low-scoring-q1-sets-up-okcs-stunning-game-4-comeback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>the Nuggets are now tied with the Thunder 2-2 in the best-of-seven series<\/a>. The low-scoring affair put Jokic in highlight as he finished with just 27 points, 13 rebounds, and two assists.&nbsp;<\/p><p>In one of the most inefficient performances, the Joker was shooting 7-of-22 from the field and 2-of-8 from the three-point arc. After the defeat, the three-time MVP spoke about his gameplay and took blame for the loss. He said, <em>&ldquo;I need to do a better job.&rdquo;<\/em> Addressing the post-match presser, Jokic lauded Thunder&rsquo;s defense and said, <em>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a little bit of everything.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><p>The Joker continued, <em>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re playing really good defense on me. They&rsquo;re really into my body, handsy, physical. I think I missed like two, three open looks tonight. So, it&rsquo;s a little bit of everything, you know. They&rsquo;re shrinking the ball. They&rsquo;re shrinking the floor for me. They&rsquo;re having a guy behind the defender. So, it&rsquo;s a little bit of everything, you know.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><p>Apart from a below-par shooting performance, Jokic missed a crucial pair of free throws when the Nuggets were trailing by four with over three minutes remaining.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nikola Joki&#263;:<br><br>&ldquo;I need to do a better job.&rdquo;<br><br>Full presser &#11015;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oXMlKpxQ6J\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/oXMlKpxQ6J<\/a><\/p>&mdash; DNVR Nuggets (@DNVR_Nuggets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DNVR_Nuggets\/status\/1921714673738531109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Talking about his performance slump, the Serbian star kicked off the semifinals series with a staggering 42-point gameplay. However, he has been visibly struggling lately. Over the course of the last three games, he has shot 6-of-16, 8-of-25, and 7-of-22 cumulating for only 33% from the field. This is for the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UnderdogNBA\/status\/1921691052701868295\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>first time Jokic has been shooting under 40% in three consecutive games since 2018.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/what-is-the-largest-halftime-lead-in-nba-playoff-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>What Is the Largest Halftime Lead in NBA Playoff History?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We Need To Give Ourselves A Chance- Nikola Jokic on Ongoing Series With the Thunder<\/h2><p>In the press conference, the reigning MVP also spoke about the Nuggets&rsquo; ongoing series with the Thunder. The No. 4 Nuggets kicked off their campaign by pulling off an upset over the table-toppers. Since then, it&rsquo;s been a cut-throat competition between both the teams. As the series is tied 2-2 after Game 4, Jokic reflected on it and said that they need to give themselves a chance, and be more aggressive against their rivals.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The seven-time NBA All-Star said, <em>&ldquo;We need to give ourselves a chance. We need to play physical. We need to be more physical with them, and aggressive. Of course, they&rsquo;re favorites, they&rsquo;re playing amazing there.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><p>He continued, <em>&ldquo;They won six seven how many games they won. But we need to give ourselves a chance to be close and to be up and just to give ourselves a chance to win a game.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><p>Action will now shift to Paycom Center in Oklahoma City for Game 5 on Tuesday, May 13, where the Nuggets will aim to regain control of the series.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/sometimes-its-warranted-sometimes-its-not-tyrese-haliburton-opens-up-on-being-on-receiving-end-of-constant-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&ldquo;Sometimes It&rsquo;s Warranted, Sometimes It&rsquo;s Not&rdquo;- Tyrese Haliburton Opens Up on Being On Receiving End of Constant Criticism<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikola Jokic finished with just 27 points, 13 rebounds, and two assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":51858,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[412,5900,206],"class_list":["post-51852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-denver-nuggets","tag-nba-playoffs-2025","tag-nikola-jokic"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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